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Tag Archives: television
Urban planning portrayed through art
As urban planners we most often tend to think of our profession being depicted to the outside world in fairly basic textual and geographic terms. Either it is the written word in somewhat legalistic prose, or it is maps representing … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, civics, Communications, culture, film, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, literature, movies, music, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, spatial design, sustainability, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, film, land use, music, painting, planning, poetry, sculpting, television, urbanism, writing
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The closest thing to a-la-carte viewing thus far
After years of frustration with Bombast and other less-than-customer-friendly cable companies, my wife and I have decided to cut the cord. Instead we have now installed a Mohu high-definition antenna and a Roku 3 web-streaming player. The HD antenna gives … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, consumerism, entertainment, family, fun, infrastructure, internet, movies, music, product design, Radio, Social media, technology, Television, video, weather
Tagged cable, enternatinment, Mohu, movies, music, news, Roku, television, TV, video, web-streaming
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It’s Bombastic!
Many people who live in the United States will be able to relate to this recent and oh-so hilarious Pearls Before Swine comic strip episode about a certain monopolistic cable provider we all know and dislike. Cheers!
Posted in art, branding, cartoons, civility, Communications, consumerism, deregulation, economics, entertainment, fun, infrastructure, marketing, satire, Television, video
Tagged cable, cartoons, entertainment, funny, humor, monopolies, Pearls Before Swine, satire, television
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Temples rock the Tonight Show
Temples absolutely kicked arse last night (July 30th) on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon performing “Shelter Song” from their awesome debut album entitled Sun Structures. Here’s a weblink to the video of their performance. Enjoy! http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/#segments/9546
Posted in art, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, Music, music reviews, Television, UK, video
Tagged Jimmy Fallon, music, television, Temples, Tonight Show
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Saying goodbye to a dear show
Tonight, the final episode of How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) will be broadcast on CBS. HIMYM is a wonderful series that explores the lives and loves of five close friends. It is centered around Ted Mosby and the tale … Continue reading
Posted in art, brewpubs, Communications, culture, entertainment, family, fun, humanity, Love, Television, video
Tagged art, CBS, comedy, entertainment, family, fun, How I Met Your Mother Ted Mosby, shows, television
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Double-dipping city/town names
Many of us remember the hilarious double-dip scene above from Seinfeld. Below is my list of cities and towns with double-dipping names. Please feel free to send along any others that I may have overlooked. Enjoy! Baden-Baden, Germany Bela Bela, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, civics, Communications, culture, Europe, fun, geography, government, history, Maps, North America, Oceania, placemaking, South America, Television
Tagged cities, geography, government, language, maps, place names, television
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“Ladies and gentlemen…The Beatles!”
Tomorrow, February 9, 2014, is exactly 50 years to the day that The Beatles made their first appearance on American television – on the Ed Sullivan Show. Tonight, CBS, in conjunction with the Grammy’s, will be broadcasting a special celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, culture, entertainment, Europe, fun, music, music reviews, Television, theaters, UK, video
Tagged art, CBS, Ed Sullivan, entertainment, fun, media, music, television, The Beatles, video
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Favorites of 2013
With just over three weeks left in 2013, here are some of my favorites for the year, subject to last-minute change before January 1st. ADVERTISING TV ads – any and all “Mayhem” advertisements by Allstate BREWS Beer- Tom Cream Premium … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Advocacy, airports, art, beer, book reviews, books, branding, brewpubs, coffee shops/cafes, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, film, Food, fun, marketing, movies, music, music reviews, pictures, Radio, Social media, sports, technology, Television, theaters, tourism, transportation, Travel, video, Women, writing
Tagged 2013, advertising, albums, Amazon, apps, books, entertainment, film, fun, mayday, mayhem, motion pictures, movies, New Year's, Radio, songs, sports, tech, technology, television, TV
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SNL’s funniest skit ever
A lot of us will never forget the early years of Saturday Night Live with classic comedy skits such as the Bass-o-matic Blender. But, to me the Jacuzzi Lifeguard skit shown in the link below with Jim Carrey is the … Continue reading
Posted in art, civics, Communications, entertainment, film, fun, satire, Television
Tagged Bass-o-matic, comedy, fun, funny, hot tubs, humor, Jim Carrey, lifeguards, Saturday Night Live, skits, SNL, television, TV
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Fear factor forecasting
Anyone else notice how weather forecasting (and related types of science)has taken a decisively edgier tone over the years. Hardly a season goes by anymore without some new “scarier” term being used to describe weather-related events. Some were invented (Super … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Communications, entertainment, environment, geography, government, Language, nature, Science, technology, Television, weather
Tagged cable, climate, earthquakes, environment, forecasting, forest fires, meteorology, nature, news, Science, storms, television, tornados, tsunamis, volcanoes, weather
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